analytic geometry
English
Noun
analytic geometry (uncountable)
- (geometry) The subbranch of geometry that investigates geometrical figures via the mathematical properties of their representations in a coordinate system.
- 1889, Arthur Sherburne Hardy, Elements of Analytic Geometry, 1891, Ginn, page 12,
- Having thus noted the distinction between Analytic Geometry and Geometry, let us note in what way it differs from Algebra.
- 1921, Claude Irwin Palmer, William Charles Krathwohl, Analytic Geometry, McGraw-Hill, page 261,
- In plane analytic geometry, all the points and lines are confined to one plane.
- 2018, Peter Kuhfittig, Technical Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 5th Edition, Cengage Learning (BROOKS/COLE), page 1,
- Analytic geometry may be defined as the study of classical geometry by means of algebra.
- 1889, Arthur Sherburne Hardy, Elements of Analytic Geometry, 1891, Ginn, page 12,
Synonyms
- Cartesian geometry
- coordinate geometry
Coordinate terms
- affine geometry
- synthetic geometry
Derived terms
- complex analytic geometry
- real analytic geometry
Translations
subbranch of geometry
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See also
- affine geometry
- algebraic geometry
- differential geometry
- projective geometry
- synthetic geometry
Further reading
Analytic geometry and algebraic geometry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Coordinate system on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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